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Shutdown / Impeachment

And Bill Nye, science guy

Sep 20 •

August 2023

My district is getting redrawn

It won't go well.

Aug 24 •

We're headed for a shutdown

Also, my good little weather bill

Aug 11 •

July 2023

"Hey Jeff, what's up with the aliens?"

The question I get the most.

Jul 28 •

Downstream of culture war

What happens when the floodgates really open

Jul 20 •

Defense budget, culture war, and Monster Energy

All with a price tag of $890 billion

Jul 11 •

June 2023

Nukes, submarines, and gerrymandering

The Supreme Court ruled while I was writing this.

Jun 27 •

Artificial intelligence and baseball

Also, biological weapons

Jun 23 •

Sometimes it really is House of Cards

Also, the latest on quantum computers

Jun 13 •

May 2023

Crunch time on debt ceiling

Here is my sense of where things stand

May 24 •

Three weeks to avoid default

Speaker McCarthy's best option might be one he can't say out loud.

May 9 •

April 2023

The debt ceiling battle begins

The biggest political fight of the year is officially underway

Apr 27 •

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